Scinaiaceae is a family of red algae (Rhodophyta) in the order Nemaliales.[2][3]
Huisman had placed former members of Galaxauraceae family, that were lacking lime into his new family of Scinaiaceae.[4]
Distribution
The family has cosmopolitan distribution.[5] Including being found in India,[6][7] Arabian Sea,[8] Brazil,[9] North America (including Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon[10]) Chile, New Zealand (Tasmania and Campbell Island) and the Falkland Islands.[3]
Notes
Molecular analyses of DNA on species of Nothogenia has been carried out to determine species relationships.[3]
Most Scinaiaceae species produce mucilage (thick, gluey substance) mainly in the cortical layer.[11]
Several species in the Scinaiaceae family (including Nothogenia fastigiata and Scinaia hatei) have been screened for anti-viral activity (against herpes, Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), Influenzavirus A, Influenzavirus B and simian immunodeficiency viruses). Sulfated polysaccharides (xylomannans) from the red alga, have inhibitory effects.[12][13]
List of genera
According to the AlgaeBase (amount of species per genus);[14]
Former genera; Ginannia Montagne, Haloderma Ruprecht, Myelomium Kützing, Pseudogloiophloea Levring and Rhodosaccion (J.Agardh) Montagne.[14]
References
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^ Huisman, J.M., Harper, J.T. & Saunders, G.W. (2004). Phylogenetic study of the Nemaliales (Rhodophyta) based on large-subunit ribosomal DNA sequences supports segregation of the Scinaiaceae fam. nov. and resurrection of Dichotomaria Lamarck. Phycological Research 52(3): 224-234
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^ Kamiya, M., Lindstrom, S.C., Nakayama, T., Yokoyama, A., Lin, S.-M., Guiry, M.D., Gurgel, F.D.G., Huisman, J.M., Kitayama, T., Suzuki, M., Cho, T.O. & Frey, W. 2017. Rhodophyta. In: Syllabus of Plant Families, 13th ed. Part 2/2: Photoautotrophic eukaryotic Algae. (Frey, W. Eds), pp. [i]–xii, [1]–171. Stuttgart: Borntraeger Science Publishers
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^ a b c d Lindstrom, Sandra C.; Gabrielson, Paul; Hughey, Jeffery R.; Macaya, Erasmo C; Nelson, Wendy A. (March 2015). "Sequencing of historic and modern specimens reveals cryptic diversity in Nothogenia (Scinaiaceae, Rhodophyta)". Phycologia. 54 (2): 97–108. doi:10.2216/14-077.1. S2CID 51692748.
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^ "Gloiophloea rosea (J Agardh) Huisman & Womersley" (PDF). www.flora.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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^ "Scinaiaceae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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^ Jha, Bhavanath; Reddy, C. R. K.; Thakur, Mukund C.; Umamaheswara Rao, M. (2009). Seaweeds of India The Diversity and Distribution of Seaweeds of Gujarat Coast. Springer Dordrecht. pp. 102–111. ISBN 978-90-481-2487-9.
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^ H.S. Sen (Editor) The Sundarbans: A Disaster-Prone Eco-Region: Increasing Livelihood Security (2019), p. 140, at Google Books
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^ Laith A. Jawad (Editor) The Arabian Seas: Biodiversity, Environmental Challenges and Conservation Measures (2021), p. PA396, at Google Books
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^ Nunes, José Marcos De Castro; Guimarães, Silvia M. P. B. (May 2010). "Morphological and taxonomic studies in Scinaia halliae (Scinaiaceae, Rhodophyta) on the coast of Bahia and Espírito Santo, Brazil". Revista de Biologia Marina y Oceanografia. 45 (1): 159–164.
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^ Paul W. Gabrielson, Thomas Benjamin Widdowson and Sandra C. Lindstrom Keys to the Seaweeds and Seagrasses of Southeast Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon, p. 118, at Google Books
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^ John Marinus Huisman Algae of Australia (2006), p. 4, at Google Books
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^ Damonte E, Neyts J, Pujol CA, et al. (June 1994). "Antiviral activity of a sulphated polysaccharide from the red seaweed Nothogenia fastigiata". Biochemical Pharmacology. 47 (12): 2187–92. doi:10.1016/0006-2952(94)90254-2. PMID 8031312.
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^ Atta-ur-Rahman and M. Iqbal Choudhary (Editors) Frontiers in Anti-Infective Drug Discovery, Volume 2 (2014), p. 66, at Google Books
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^ a b "Taxonomy Browser :: AlgaeBase". www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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^ Q. Ashton Acton Issues in Life Sciences—Aquatic and Marine Life: 2012 Edition, p. 114, at Google Books
